tony gray

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After a break of a good 18 months (Feb 06) its time to open the Cyclone fencing again, take down the chain, and perform acts of rampant stupidity again.

Yep, Velodrome's back...

250 metres of ridiculously high banked concrete oval, r/c cars, and pinions the size of dinner plates. And anyone going slower than 80km/h will have their sexual preferences called into question!

Its not an official meeting as such, its just a fun day. There will be no official races, no timing, no transponders, no power (you've been warned) no bullshit, and NO entry fees.

The whole thing is just for fun. If there are a number of cars that are similar we'll organise some 'informal' heats but the whole idea is just to let people see how stupidly fast they can get their cars to go.

ANY cars are welcome. ANY scale, ANY power source. 1/18th, 1/10th, 1/12th, 1/5th. Gas, Nitro, Electric, clockwork, or rocket.
Be creative, do something stupid!

We WILL run the legendary Top Gun Run for fastest car, and there will be a remarkably pissweak trophy on offer for that..

Coburg Velodrome, Charles St Coburg, Victoria Saturday afternoon, October 13. Gates will open from 12.00.

All welcome... And a $50 bounty to anyone who can hack Jaybo and obliterate his car..(and its Jay who's putting up the $50 too!)

Dorigecko

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tony, weren't there videos of minis whizzing around it somewhere on youtube? got links?

tony gray

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Video links are (not surprisingly) on the Media page of rc-mini.net.

But here it is anyway here

Dorigecko

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so they are, my apologies mate. how do the minis go with 12ts? I'm afraid I'm not that game just yet.

It'd be good to see a 1/5th burning around there.


bump for this thread. velodrome ftw, pity there isn't one like that in WA

I'm_Serious

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Will a 1/6th do? I'll be there with my Schumacher Big 6 Lotus Elise... brushless powered of course (if I can get it to make it around a complete lap!).




Last time I was at the velodrome, we judged people's sexual preferences on the colour of their road cars.... my how the world has changed...

Alex

Dadaman

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Awesome!!!!
I only wish this was here in Sydney.

tony gray

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I actually judge them now on whether they use a shopping jeep to carry their R/C stuff around in.....

I'm_Serious

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Your barely-hidden jealousy lets you down, Tony my friend....

crazydave

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Looks like awesome fun! Gives me a couple of ideas for the velodrome here

mangoman

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Yeah i think we need some of that depravity up here in sydney!!!

Someone take some video, preferrably of carnage

shanemac

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Damn.......it's on the same weekend as the Coleman Cup.............

tony gray

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Sorry Shane, but we have to fit in with cycling calendar as well. Although the prospect of dodging the two-wheelers has some merit I will admit.

Panic not mangoman, more video will be taken!

crazydave

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the velodrome here in central vic gets used about once a year by the cyclists

shanemac

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Tony

It's not a problem.......I remember the good ol' days at the velodrome......Reece Birtles and his 70mph RC10........1/12th cars going so hard they did "wall-of-death" stunts around the wire fencing on the corners

tony gray

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And very often went OVER the fence as well..

Referred to by those in the know as 'Doing the wall'